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Vinylmation trading boxes to be removed from parks?
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asianway
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Oh my God. I stopped following once Disney Store started producing direct to clearance collections but did they kill the golden goose. Pull up a master vinylmation checklist there's thousands...I had no idea
Will DPB make a video of Steven Miller burying shipping containers of unsold vinyls in the New Mexico desert?
Will DPB make a video of Steven Miller burying shipping containers of unsold vinyls in the New Mexico desert?
H2O_Mouse-Ears
Active Member
This is actually based off a collectible in Japan, where these type of vinyl figurines/mystery packs are huge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearbrick
I actually have no problem with Vinylmations and until the creativity died down due to Disney just pumping them out one after another, I though it was a pretty neat idea. They were definitely creative with it but I just feel it fulfilled its potential after a certain point and really had nowhere else to go.
asianway
Well-Known Member
There was one dear to my heart in park 1 so I fell for the buy a whole case scam. Apparently it's worth a couple bucks now
John
Well-Known Member
Vinylmations is Disney's version of the "beanie baby"...give it two years and you wont be able to give them away. If you can get a huge value for them.....my opinion is SELL!
I have said it before on here....anything sold as a "collectable" is not a collectable. This coming from an 30 year antiques collector.
I have said it before on here....anything sold as a "collectable" is not a collectable. This coming from an 30 year antiques collector.
Daniel Johnson
Well-Known Member
My brother, who has been to wdw twice in his life, the last trip was three years ago, asks everyone we know to buy him one when they visit the parks. I think he has 60 or 70 now? It's the cheapest Christmas gift I've ever bought...so, I'm all for them. He just enjoys collecting them. He has no clue on the value of them, from what I understand he doesnt even own a complete series. So, there is a weird niche market for them just as dust collectors.
I bought him a large shiny gold one for Christmas last year, 10 bucks at an outlet. He was beside himself.
Keep throwing them in the outlet, I'll keep getting them.
Between those and antenna balls for my wife, I have every gift occasion on lock!
I bought him a large shiny gold one for Christmas last year, 10 bucks at an outlet. He was beside himself.
Keep throwing them in the outlet, I'll keep getting them.
Between those and antenna balls for my wife, I have every gift occasion on lock!
peterwendy
Member
I hope they don't completely die out! I personally love these little guys. Yes, the creativity has gone downhill, but they are still a cute little trinket to get once every trip.
pumpkin7
Well-Known Member
I've got a few. 3 Christmas ones and a Figment one, and a Cheshire Cat one. I got them all at the outlet. I thought they were quite overpriced in the parks sadly. It's a shame because they seem quite popular. I never really bothered because I have too much stuff that I collect!
Victor Kelly
Well-Known Member
Our last trip I did not see them a whole lot. Now, they were not my thing, shot glasses were and still are my collectible. Sadly Disney has moved away from shot glasses. There used to be one for every attraction, park, and land. Now very very few. So, I can understand people being bummed out about the shrinking of the available vinylmations.
Since shot glasses are pretty much out.......I bought my first pin at Epcot on our trip, a crazy mickey. It always starts with one..........ah crud!
Since shot glasses are pretty much out.......I bought my first pin at Epcot on our trip, a crazy mickey. It always starts with one..........ah crud!
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
You mean "toothpick holders"?
Victor Kelly
Well-Known Member
LOL I was chastised in 2010 for calling them shot glasses. PC nonsense.
Redhawk
Well-Known Member
We all know the other 2/3 are now Frozen merch.
NMBC1993
Well-Known Member
LOL that happened to me at the Yacht Club last year. There was a new shot glass in their window display that I decided I wanted to buy. When I walked into the store I did not see any on the shelves so I asked a CM about it and he corrected me immediately saying "Oh yes...the toothpick holders, right over here". As a fellow collector of shot glasses I agree..too much PC. Why don't we just start calling all the beer and wine served at Epcot "Adult Soda"..
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SamTam17
New Member
All vinylmation trading has been removed from parks. We were just there yesterday and they said that Disney made a company wide decision to get rid of the vinylmation trading. No mystery or clear boxes. The employees said that people were keeping the vinylmations as collectibles instead of trading so they decided to get rid of it.
Ulysses McGill
Active Member
I learned the hard way that vinylmation trading was removed from the parks this weekend. Which really sucks, since I had 5 of them I was pretty eager to trade away.
But I guess it isn't surprising. This time last year, there were decent odds you would trade for something cool. The past 6 or 7 months, I don't think I've kept a single thing we got from the boxes.
I also feel like there are waaay fewer series being releases coming out, but there for a while they were announcing a new series every few weeks.
But I guess it isn't surprising. This time last year, there were decent odds you would trade for something cool. The past 6 or 7 months, I don't think I've kept a single thing we got from the boxes.
I also feel like there are waaay fewer series being releases coming out, but there for a while they were announcing a new series every few weeks.
FigmentJedi
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I don't see the appeal of Funko Pops. Those beady black eyes aren't cute, they're creepy. I only own three, Mahna-Mahna, BH6 Fred, and Turbo, because they're slightly more on model, it's the only merch Turbo ever got. I ended up drawing pupils on my Turbo.
Sassagoula-Rvr
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I have one vinylmation of Aulani, never really had the urge to collect more.
However if disney were to make some small models of attractions (desk/shelf size maybe?) I would be at the "shut up and take my money" stage quickly.
However if disney were to make some small models of attractions (desk/shelf size maybe?) I would be at the "shut up and take my money" stage quickly.
plutoismyhero
Active Member
Does anyone know if they are going to keep with the Park Starz Series? I havent had a chance to go down and buy series 3 yet so I am curious since I think these are way better the Vinylmations since they actually look like what the represent(kinda).
ABQ
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Holy crap, Fudgy the Whale. I can hear Tom Carvel's voice right now. It's almost the time of year for Cookie O'Puss to come out.They do the minimalist cast and elaborate paint. Kind of like Carvel Cakes:
Otterhead
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I actually really like the Park Starz. They're imaginatively designed and I hope that's where Vinylmation is going.
When I was there in early Feb., a travel companion got two of the same blind-box Park Starz. He went to the register and asked if he could do a trade. The guy said "I'm not supposed to, but today's the last day for any Vinylmation trading park-wide, so... what the hell." So yes, trading's discontinued.
When I was there in early Feb., a travel companion got two of the same blind-box Park Starz. He went to the register and asked if he could do a trade. The guy said "I'm not supposed to, but today's the last day for any Vinylmation trading park-wide, so... what the hell." So yes, trading's discontinued.